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Empress Michiko

1934 - Today

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Michiko (美智子; born Michiko Shōda [正田 美智子 Shōda Michiko], 20 October 1934) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan. She was Empress of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989 to 30 April 2019. Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Michiko is the 21st most popular celebrity (down from 14th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Japan (down from 60th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Celebrity.

Empress Michiko is most famous for being the wife of Emperor Akihito and the mother of Crown Prince Naruhito.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Empress Michiko ranks 21 out of 265. Before her are Blanche Monnier, Don King, Geli Raubal, Joseph Merrick, Tollund Man, and Roy Sullivan. After her are Monica Lewinsky, Anna Anderson, Rosalia Lombardo, Keke Geladze, Dodi Fayed, and Marie Duplessis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Empress Michiko ranks 39. Before her are Ulrike Meinhof, Paco Rabanne, Kenny Baker, Jacques Anquetil, Larisa Latynina, and Paul Cohen. After her are Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Alexei Leonov, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Richard Meier, Georges Moustaki, and Louise Fletcher.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Empress Michiko ranks 86 out of 6,245. Before her are Emperor Momozono (1741), Ishida Mitsunari (1559), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Uesugi Kenshin (1530), and Naoto Kan (1946). After her are Kōbō Abe (1924), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Liv Ullmann (1938), Emperor Itoku (-553), Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952), and Emperor Go-Momozono (1758).

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Among CELEBRITIES In Japan

Among celebrities born in Japan, Empress Michiko ranks 1. After her are Riyo Mori (1986), Erika Toda (1988), and Ariana Miyamoto (1994).

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